The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-20 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COXMCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the Money Market to•day prices for the nego clattuu of commercial bills show a fractional advance to e ausequence of a very active inquiry for mom 21(3datien. The rates now charged are 5 i and 6 per cent. The effect is merely temporary, and the dis. !emit establishments have taken advantage of the increased supply of paper to ask higher terms. The amount of specie taken out by the Poonah, Which left this morning for the East, was £21,793. Tha arrivals of specie announced this morning aeeiprise £46,041 by the Hadir, £1,690 by the 4 sle, both f rom N ew York, and £10,564 by the tilendamer, from Port Phillip. , Tie accounts from the manufacturing districts 'or the past week have been of a satisfactory cha racter. At Manchester there has been an active Ila quiry for yarns, but cloths have remained dull Without, however, any charge in prices. In the Woollen districts, viz., at Leeds, Bradford, and Ruddersfield, the shief operations have been in autumn goods, which have fully supported previous ' r telee• At Leicester and Nottingham the hosiery an d lace departments have been rather active, While in Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver hampton an average amount of business has been transacted for the time of year. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes Were quoted 66f. 15c. Heavy. Tte English Stock Market has been much de pressed through political distrust engendered by the adjourned meeting of the Conference. Console have declined per cent., the quotations for money bei ng 891-, g, and 901 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 89 ; June Zzchequer Bills, ss. die. to par, ; India 5 per Cents., 104$ ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104; ditto 54 per Cents, 115 ; and Debentures, 99. Foreign Stocks are dull, and have in several Instances receded on large sales. Mexican are 44 1; do. New Loan, I 4 dis. ; Greek, 231 1; Spanish Passive, 301 ; Portuguese, 481 49 ; Russian Scrip, 31 4 prem. ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862 , 71-1 4 ; do., Consolid&s, 481 ; and the Con. federate Loan, 641 669. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very restricted, but quotations are generally Well sustained. Lancashire and Yorkshire have Improved 108. ; North Western, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), ss. ; while Great Western have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no e'labge of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but realise fully previous rates. Chamounix Hotel Company shares are quoted 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Per Cent. Consols Co Account, July 8 tper Cent. Reduced .. B9 i f New 3 per Cent New 2 3 / 4 per Cent. Jan. 1894... Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 .. . Annuities 30 yrs, expire hth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 .— Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — DUroh. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. Ditto 6500 Ditto £lOO and £2OO sank England Stk, .5i per Ct. — Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SFOIIRITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Do Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 18 7 2 Do 5} per Cent., May, 18 7 9 . ll5 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 5 dig par D,/ tijinds tl,OOO — Do under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 .. 861 7 13 1101108 Ayres 6 per Cent — 1)o Account — D 0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — L;hilian 6 per Cent — Do 41 pei Cent . e_ l om o bian 6 per C en t — Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 f o „ ( Putdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. 18 Egyptian 7 per Cent .................. ~ DO . , Second Issue .............. %Men 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex -Coupons.. Do Account ........................ 24/ 231 / Lc' Coupons ........................ D 0 A Account .......... ' 3 Guatemala 5 per Cerc. - T D, 0 / 1839 Z,.‘alitin 6 per Cepc.(Maremmaria Railway) 751 'lo2tican 8 per Cent 7 .. Do Account .................. 44/ i Do Scrip £l3 paid .................. pm 0 French Scrip, Ex. ... 200 — die . " 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-Freench Ravish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada D 0 2 per Cent. Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — ? eruvian 41 per Cent — D ° 3 per Cent. (gribarren) — D° 4 4 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese ° unt — 3 D per Cent., 1853 -,_, 0 Account ...... .. 4 -' 0 3 C , iusB '7 '9 '6O, 62,'3.. D P er M./ - / / / 481 Account ........ 4 1863 Scrip, £4O paid ........... —pm Russian, 6 per Cent., i 822, .. St — —""`) 44 per Cent., 1850 B5/ Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent 1862 ...... Ditto Anglo-Dutch Ditto Scrip, £3O paid Sardini an 5 per Cent .... Ditto Account — GPanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 451 Ditto Passive Ditto Account 3l 304 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. — Ditto Scrip, 460 paid pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 2 Ditto £ lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account • • Ditto £lOO Bonds 712 Ditto 1863 -.. Ditto Guam deed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 p er Cent. Ditto Acco , ant 23k Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Accc Lunt.... _ _ Ditto 6 par Cent, 1861 dis Ditto Sce.p, £3O paid Ditto 1i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond a Anstrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- R olgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f... Ditto Account — Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 63i Ditto 4 per Cent. CertifieMes Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Tina, 25 francs — Ditto Account Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4t per Ct. Ex. 4s. P iedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — TWO O'CLOCK. 89, I Consols Money ..... i Ditto Account.... Liverpool. Cotton Market—This Day, Market et ai3dy, at late rates. Sales probably 7,000 bales. Import, 4,416 ; previously, 1,654. THE HAPPY FAMILY.—A crazy old woman at Wick, whra is in receipt of parochial relief, was recently diAcoverf,d to have living in the wretchei abode which she co copied no fewer than 17 dogs, 11 cats, and 14 hens.— Scotstnc, n, -• Mr M. 'parkin, Sub Inspector of Factories at Lis. off , will succeed Mr Ilickes in the Glouc es t ers hi re di s t r i c t stories, Mr. E. B. Fitton has been appointed a Sub-In- Spector of Factories in Ireland, in the room of Mr Darkin. A HARD HEADED SOLDIER.—Daring an engage -meat in Georgia, two bullets passed through the head of a Confederate soldier, making four holes, at which the brains Were oozing out, and, astonishing to tell, he was perfectly conscious, aad conversed intelligibly concerning his situa tion, and was anxious to know the doctor's opinion of his Case. He was alive 36 hours after the wound inflicted. AN ENGLISH BULL, OR PROVING TOO MUCH TO BEGIN WlTH!—Nothing can be weaker than the Govern meat, says the AS:pectator in its first loading article of Sa turday. Nevertheless the Ministry stands, for the Oppo sition is weaker still, SHARE IdARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS• Railways. i Paid. 1 Closing Businesi. 'j Price. done. Bir., Virol., and Str. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no dit Do• B till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. J unc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East An.glian Si GreatNortbof Scotland Great Northern...—. • • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Irelan , Great Western Do Str Val gua. sto3l, & Yorkshin. London and Blaokwal I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So%th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New — Do Birminff. & Derby Mid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. f shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid.. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo, Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington, Do Do New, 18t3C. Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.dzß , West Midland -Oxford NewportDo Do Hereford, 8 Si 8i 9 1 84 $9 1181 1191 , 6i 7 35 37 16 17 91 93 103 105 46 1,71 &4 7} 13?. 133 145 146 128 ( 1 2 91 93 661 67} 113} 1131 66 57 104 105 41 43 112 1125 97i 886 57 b 8 1131 114 1311 13tk XOl IC4 53 65 244 254 1024 1044 60 6t 92i 93i 125 128 14 2# p 77 79 10f 111 126 130 36 38 54 66 33 35 901 912 101 106 8 9 361 371 91 10 7i 8 11 165 170 6 7 t 3 4 p - -c 104 31 4} (51 GOi 107 110 12.10 33 36 35&41 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing +bar._ fLailwaye Fwd. Price. Business don , 100 ~tlaatic &St Lawreno all 60 62 Sk j Som.,Baroda&.Cent Inc 1 ,, 10 34 1044 104 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New . ...... 20 Do. E. Shares 7l par!!! p 206 Buffalo and Laae Huron all of 64 10 Do. Preference '. all 86 96 00 5 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 10, 77 82 I 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187 100 77 8! 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;4 100 77 82 et Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (I,11), 100 101 103 et Cape Town t Dock Scri, 100 98 100 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 106 108 stook Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1054 J 064 1044 20 Do. do. (4 Ext l5 4 1 P 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada I‘o 2u4 216 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 15 100 Do. ao. deferred all 62 64 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 55 67 100 Do. 3d Pt ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 43 45 100 Do. 4th Pref. stoc 100 Do. do. deferred...— all 27 33 stook Gt.lnclierenin.gua.sp.o 100 1054 1066 1054 41 54 20 Do. New gua. sp. e l2 1 1 p Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of lndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. too 103 104 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 104 10 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 90 02 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 par 1p stook Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 103 104 1031 stock Do. 41 p. a. Extension 100 97 99 stook Dc. 46 d 0........ 100 9! 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. bp. o. Bnth, too 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 56 58 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all t 0 Newßrunswiok t Candn Class A and B. all 8 6 N.ltl.C'das pc Ist pf bde 100 82 E 4 stock Scinde .......... ) (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi, 1 • lOO 1026 1036 30 Do. do ' 2 -Bcl I f , at Do. Punjaub all lu3 104 Do. Do. ........ ,110 ook Do. ludus.St. Flo.) 1100 ,96 98 uoLUisTIAL UOVBItIIMENT BBOURITIES. k,:w.Grov. 6 p.e.Ja. &Jul) 1877-84 100 104 106 1041 Do. p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 102 104 Do. Ip. o. Jan.&July. 10i 93 85 991 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.llope, 6 p e,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1891. 100 119 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 ICeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10L. 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 130 107 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a.&Jul) 100 102 104 I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - jN. S.W. Gov. 6 p 1801 100 9 9 1 1 00 4 Du. sp. c.,lBti to Lit 100 991 1004 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 994 1601 1004 !New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 103 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875 lOO 105 107 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 108 110 IS. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 110 112 Vici.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - IDo. to 6 n.o. An.b.Ook. lOO 109 110 UM --- BRITISH MINES. 2 !Cambrian Conaol. Gold 1 id uhflord Amalgamated..; 560 1 34 5736 Devon G. Con.. (Taoist.) East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 63 65 • East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 28 29 'East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 8 81 lE. W'lltussel (Tavistk.) 8.13.1 31 4 4 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen • 581 7 9 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 21 24 G. Wheal Vor (llelston 40 33 34 ( Grenville Hem-Ws-Foot 8.12 88 40 llingston Downs 4.18.0 3% 3/ Lady Bertha Margaret (Guy Lelaut 9/ 14 16 • Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ; 21 1% 1 d New Setun l9l 80 85 —• North Downs 24 14 24 Basset (111o;,•an 3.1.0 11 2 21 2 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 41 4/ Par Consols (.st. Blaze). 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt., 10.0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 450 470 S. Carn Brea (Illogan). B.Wheal Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 40 45 - (stray Park 30.17.6 29 31 1 Tamar Silv..t Lead Min. -11 1 1 n Croft 9 17/ 181 West Basset (Illogan) ll 91 101 adon (Liskeards 5 16 18 ';' I \ C'r est Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 90 95 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 23 32 Wheal Kitty (I.T.Lelaut,) 2.0.6 ' WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Lien ) 8 14 16 Wheal Beton 5Bl 225 235 .WhealTretawney (Lis ) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 3.17 14 2 YKEYE HENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 106 Great Northern, 5 per cent.. 11 t London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., ifa North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., NO Ditto 4i per cent., red., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 1 per cent., 102 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock. 5 per oent., 100 FOREIGN MINES. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i Ban Paulo (lim.), glut. 7 per oent., Ditto (all), 20i BANKS, Alliance - (tim.), 62i Ditto, new, 521 Austzalasia, Ditto, new, 58 Bank of Egypt, 281 Bank of otago, lim., 4 3 4 Brazilim and Portuguese, lira., 134 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and - China. 394 Chartered , tier. of India, London, and China, 70 Continental, lira., 18 1 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., .-- ILE'ilnrodpuesatannß, u an h k in a li , m. and l3 lap 4 an (11m.), 331 Imperial Ottoman, 181 lira., 51 64 4 L L o a n n d d o M n Bortignakgoetßmanexkiocot lannddias,. London Bank of Scotland, lira., 181 London and Coulity, 651 5 London Joint Stock, 48 London and South African, 241 London and ‘‘ cetminster, 96 Mercantile and Exchalwz, New Midland l ß a a n n d k j t ( l a i o i s r p E. Union of 2coiration, MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 21: Australian Mort. Laud and Finance, linl., a l 3 Berlin Water Works, Um., 9 Bombay Gas, litre., 54 City Offices, lira., t 1 5 English and Scottish Marine, Um., 51 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, 74 Hudson's Bay, ID/ Indian Carrying, Um. 11 International Financial society, Um., 101 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued 90, 864 Joint Stock Discount. lim., 7 1 London and Caledonian Marine, lira., 5 London Provincial Marine, 31 National Discount Company, tim., 141 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 34 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira., 31 Ditto, new, 21 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian IL Mail 140. Ditto (ail), 5 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lim., 11 Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 54 On the railway from Paris to Drousolicli has just been opened, as stated, the re are e l even i ntermediate stations. This line places Paris in direct communication with the fertile vAlleys of the Euro and of Nonanoourt. Father Miranda, who formed part of the Mexican deputation to Paris, has just died at Puebla. 66 113 113 12 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1864. MARKETS—This Day for linseed on former terms, The demand for cakes was mol but rapeseed ruled very firm Iderate, at previous quotations. Carraway .......... 22s 26s Coriander ........... 12s 16s Hempseed, per qr... 443 46s Linseed,Eng.sowing 76s 78s Crushing ...... 68s 63s Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Swede —5 —s Mustard, Brown los 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Oldper quarter - — s Csnary, per quarter 52s 6>s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., ct. - —s —s White Baltic s —s °deep —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton --13 —8 English £9 100 £lO 10s Foreign £9los £lO 5s Rape Cakes,p ton.£s Os £6 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s Foreign Red —3 White —s Trefoil, new 3 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE POPE-JUDGMENT. This bankrupt was described as of Wandsworth, colour manufacturer, and he was formerlysecretary to the Saloon Omnibus Company. He applied a few days since for his order of discharge, when he was opposed on behalf of Mr Harrison, of the irindsor Herald, on the ground that he had vexatiously defended an action for money lent, and put the opposing creditor to an expense of ZIO. The de fence sat up was, that the money had been advanced in an ticipation of a partnership, but the evidence went to show that it had been lent out of friendship. His Honour said he was clearly of the same opinion as the learned judge who tried the case, that there was no pre tence for the defence. It was a great hardship upon a cre ditor to he put to such heavy expenses vexatiously, and the discharge would be suspended for'six months without protection, except the first, to enable the bankru ; t to appeal if he thought fit. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were firm for wheat, and selected parcels changed hands at an advance in price of is per quarter. For spring corn there was a moderate demand at fully late rates. The flour trade was steady on former terms. At New York a moderate business was done in prime red spring wheat for export to Great Britain, at further en hanced rates. On the continent the trade :generally is steady. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. The imports from abroad amounted to 6,596 quarters of wheat, 4,660 barley, 25,811 oats, 280 beans, 1,605 peas, 257 tares, 6,510 linseed, 6,650 oil-seeds, 10 sundry seeds, and 175 sacks and 9,218 barrels of flour. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr Vs to 41s Ditto, old —s -s Ditto, white, 1863 4ls 96s Ditto, old -5 —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 22s 258 Malting --s - s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 66 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier........ 665 688 Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 23s 21s 258 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 155 238 Cork, white...... Scotch, Feeding l9B 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey .. 28s 3 8 Maple 3lB 348 White Boilers 338 36s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk ... 3 2 68 8s 308 Stockton and Norfolk ....... 275 29s American, per barrel l9s 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a full average supply of foreign stock on sale in our market to-day ; but its general quality was only middling. Sales progressed slowly at barely late rates. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts were seasonably extensive, and the general quality was prime. The arrivals from Scotland were large, vis,, 129 from Aberdeen, and 622 from Forfarshire, Fifeshire, and East Lothian. For the most part they were unusually firmer. Although the attendance of buyers was numerous, the beef trade was in a sluggish state at about last week's currency. A few very superior Scots and crosses realised 4s 10d ; but the general top figure for beef was 4s 8d per Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,200 Scots, short horns and crosses; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 751 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 80 oxen and heifers. We were seasonably well supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. Prime Downs and half-breds changed hands at full currencies ; otherwise, the mutton trade was heavy; and in some instances the quotations had a drooping tendency. The top figure was 6s 2d per 81bs. Good and prime lambs moved off freely at fall prices Inferior lambs were dull, but sot cheaper. Calves were in moderate supply, and sluggish request at late rates. In pigs, next to nothing was doing, on former terms, Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 10 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prae. S' thdown do .5 0 5 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers 42 4 6 Lambs....6s Od to 75 Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 6,620 Sheep and lambs.... 28,7301 Calves ...... 280 Calves Pigs. 5201 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 11,092 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 8,323—in 1862, 8,212—in 1861, 10,075 —in 1860, B,oB2—in 1859, 6,936—in 1868, 3,964 head. IMPORTS INTO LOl4l,ulS LAsl WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 467 1967 .. 871 .. 105 Harlingen .... 843 .. 1245 .. 81 .. 246 .. 30 Hamburg .... 582 .. 3170 .. .. 444 Amsterdam.... 27 .. 1 Boulogne•• et .. .. • • 14 Bremen .. 25 4 • • • • • • Dordt. Corunna .. se •• se se 23 .. 50 Antwerp . .. Ostend 5O .. - .. - . , 24 .. - Gibraltar 3O .. Oporto Dunkirk. l3 .. --- .. - .. -- .. 1 Total .... 2086 .. 6620 .. 552 ..1105 .. 669 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep.. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1863.. 892 .. • 4,632 .. 1532 .. 884 .. 381 1862 .. 497 .. 6,123 .. 549 722 .. 321 1861 794 .. 7,370 .. 646 .. 725 .. 670 1860 1859 169 .. 1,901 .. 537 .. 602 .. 13 1858 202 .. 2,459 .. 481 .. 459 .. 4 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, June 22, 1863, and this day, Monday, June 20, 1864, Per 81b. to sink tho offal. June 22, June 20, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 R 3 2to 3 6 Second quality do. 3lO 4 4 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxsn .. 4 6 410 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c 5 0 5 2 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 50 4 6 410 Prime Southdown do. .• • 0525 0 5 2 468 6 0 7 0 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 8 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves ..... . 411 392 Pigs.. 430 560 SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 23, 1862.—Beasts, 4,560 — sheep and lambs, 30,210—calves, 321—pigs, 410. JuxE 24, 1861.—Beasts, 3,210 —sheep, 26,750—calves, 285—pigs, 440. NE WGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets for the time of year. Good and prime beef, mutton, and lamb move off steadily at full prices, otherwise the trade is quiet at our quotations. Per 81b. by the carcase. ad ad sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Middling do. .. 32 3 6 Prime do .. 46 4 8 Prime largo do. 3 310 Veal .. 310 4 8 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork . 4 .. 4 2 4 6 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations this morning are favourable, and the trade both for English and foreign hops is in a sluggish state. Good and ane qualities, which are in moderate request for immediate consumption, rule tole rably firm in price; otherwise the quotations have a down ward tendency. The import last week was 131 bales from New York, BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of foreign potatoes have increased, and the market is tolerably well supplied with home-grown produce. In most descriptions a fair business is doing, at from 7s to 10s per cwt. Considerable quantities of old potatoes con tinue on offer, and sales almost generally progress heavily at from 20s to 55s per ton. The imports last week amounted to 12,00 baskets from Rotterdam, 1,500 from Dunkirk, 2,374 from Lisbon, and about 200 baskets from sundry ports. WOOL. Awing to the reduction in the price of money in the discount market the trade for English wool has, since we last wrote, exhibited more activity ; and both in combing and clothing descriptions a moderate, though by no means extensive, business has been transacted, at our quotations. In the manufacturing districts the trade has also ruled firmer. Colonial wool, in the private contract market, is very firm in ptioo, Last Week's Imports, From Sydney ~ Portland Bay , • 606 ~ ,? New Zealand .. 10 8 „ Melbourne . 3,84 „ Port Natal~.. A1g9087.. 1,316 ~ Cape Current prices of English wool per lb. Fleeces —South Down hoggets 1 10i Half-bred do Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 10 Leicester do. Sorts —Clothing Combing 2 0 2 4 2 4 1 11 2 0 1 10 2 Oi S BEDS. Tho business doing in agricultural seeds hal been limited, at about statioNtar:r prices, There was a slow sale TALLOW. The tallow trade is firmer to-day, and prices have slightly improved. P.Y.C. ie qu,ted at 40s 6d to 40s 9d per cwt. on the spot. Rough fat, 2i id per 81bs. Town tallow, 3s 9d net cash. Particulars. 1810. 1811 1812. 1863. 1 1864. 5263 a ',:, 52 5 3 2 to 4, s3d to 42592 t 0,4 s 6d to Stock this day.... 2 4.058 56,188 35.349 37.430 4 1931 Price 53s 3d 47s Od —0 08 40s Od Delivery 816 2,110 753 906 Ditto from J /une 1 6,224 -015 5,147 2,'?:35 2104 otY l . aCsi We et 53 1. 5 8 3 22 Arrivals last week 1, 2 31 738 1,075 661 Ditto from June 1 4,018 2,012 2,184 j 1,921 1,321 Price of Town.... 53s 6d 528 Od 4, s3d 1 43s 9d 418 61 THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. 5, Child's-place, Temple Bar, June 16, 1864. SIR, —Will you permit me to a dd ress y ou a few _ _ lines on your leader of yesterday's date upon the system of the management of prisoners and their supervision ticket-of-leave men. In your article it is assumed, and, iideed, it is generally understood, that Sir Walter Crofton is the originator of a system of supervision with which his name is associated. Now, sir, give this gentleman all the honour he deserves, but you will admit that it is quite fair that every person should have his due, and that it is natural, after so many years of labour, I should try, at any rate, for what I conceive belongs to me, viz., originator of a system and a th p e r c in re c d ip it le o n f o b w ei r n e g co t g h n e o ise ri d as most important to the community, and, therefore, I submit that when you era in possession.of the facts, You will concede the credit to me of many y ears' priority of clearly lay. ing before the public and ministers a practical system upon the question. In proof of having done so, I beg to state that I drew up, for the Secretary of State, a system of con vict discipline, which was published in 1833 in Tas mania, where I was High Sheriff—that this work was reviewed in England in June, 1849, in the Eclectic .Reeietc, 'article the third, b y some wr it er who thought my principles might work well here— that, failing to move the Government or any party, I gave up the question as useless labour, though I saw my opinions from time to time acted upon. But in December, 1862, I had brought under my notice the name of Sir Walter Crofton, on the occasion of the Dean of Bristol introducing him to a meeting in that city with the view of his addressing it upon the punishment of criminals, and I addressed to the Dean of Bristol, Dr. Elliot, the letter I take leave herewith to enclose you a copy. Leaving the affair for your consideration, and fearing that I have trespassed too much upon your space, I am, sir, your obedient servant, TELOMAS BANISTER. To the Rev. the Dean of Bristol (Dr. Elliot), on the occa eion of his introducing Sir Walter Crofton to a meeting at Bristol, in December, 1862, and a memorandum on this, dated 6th January, 1863. 5, Child's-place, Temple Dec. 26, 1862. REV. STE,—In the Times of yesterday are reported the proceedings of a meeting on the punishment of criminals. At this meeting you are reported as taking the chair, and introducing Sir Walter Crofton to the meeting. * Whether Sir Walter Crofton was the founder of the system of convict discipline with which his name is con nected, I cannot say, as 1 do not know the date when he suggested it ; but I can say that I drew up a system which was published in Tasmania in 1833, of which colony I was High Sheriff several years. My work was reviewed in June, 1849, in the 25th num ber of the Eclectic Review, article 111. The article was entitled, " Ticket s of Leave in England : A Letter on Colo nial Labour, addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. By Thomas Banister, High Sheriff of Tasmania, 1833," can ln di t a b a is n r d ev and I am sure you will be I with me so many years ago as 1832 and 1833 in principle just iew e y n o o u ug vf h ill to se admit, that a system originated and details so like Sir Walter Crofton's that his looks very like a copy of it. My system aimed at, not the lunishment of prisoners, for that the law decided, but their reformation under its sen tence carrying out the sentence strictly, though humanely. I submit, sir, that you will admit that not anything is more difficult than to originate a system, and that not any thing is more easy than to throw off a theory, as the latter a lively imagination and confidence will produce, whereas the former requires varied experience of men with power and originality of mind. It is not for me to say that I possess the latter. 'Whether Sir Walter Crofton possesses power or originality, or whether he has had varied experi ence, I know not ; or whether he ever saw my work, or the review of it in the Eclectic, I cannot say; but certainly the system he has credit for and claims is very similar to that suggested by me, I may add that I have from time to time pressed upon the Government tho errors of their schemes in vain for many years ; but as it was inaccessible to reason, I have given the matter as labour in vain—satisfied that their failure was only a question of time. —I have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, your very obedient servant, ThoalAs BANISTER. Memorandum, 6th January, 1863, If Sir Walter Crofton had seen my work, and did not say so, and that he had adopted what he comprehended of it, it is probable he would be too complete a diplomatist not to keep it to himself. It has been said that men who pirate a patent or an idea or system generally break down in working them. The reason is in complicated matters they are ignorant of the principle or the patent or system, nor do they fully take in the idea—hence their failures and blunders. Will this apply in the matter under consideration? In my letter to Dr Elliot it would appear that I gave him credit too hastily. He had not the courtesy to even acknow ledge it. I have a right to presume that he received my letter, as it was not returned to me through the Post-office, and I suppose he considered it was not fitting for him to say anything about the subject of my letter after his advo cacy of Sir Walter Crofton's system. The cause of failure in England may, I think, be traced to the system acted upon, and also upon the whereabouts of the convicts not being known after they obtain their tickets of leave, and the difficulty consequently of knowing with ce rtainty their p r oceedings, so that an opinion might be formed whether they continued deserving of the indulgence of a ticket of leave. Thus there can bo no check upon them, or very little. NOw, they should be under the eye of the police until their sentences were expired, and always liable upon proof of a breach of the conditions on which they had the privilege of a ticket of leave to be brought back by the magistrates' order. or weakness, to make a fuss about they have forfeited their by their sentence, and they pay the penalty of free agency luyndloerlly;urveillance— or free action, Sir Walter Crofton's system may have worked better in the fact of the great emigration from thence Ireland from their thi t r s i b r e e s i i e n:gl to America —where t2ie emigrant is received as an Irish man, without any questions being asked; and, doubtless, numbers of men from prisoDA left the country. Thus the system of Sir Walter Crofton cannot fairly be considered 'ree from doubt. Jan. 6, 1863. TIDDIAS BANISTER. Walter crofton' s l ate pu bli ca ti o n that see fleay Sir Walter issued in Irel an d in 1856. tic*kelts b Recruiting for th e Army. TO TI LE EDITOR OP T HE SUN. the oitiTs recruitingohBuel suggested g e t g i h ea o at te il hgd g er h eelar y etrn : C i l your columns columns the real cause of the clamour Every iil just device now forab o g u e t tt t i h n e g di tfi rightmen one. Some time ago mischief. Lot the Government do away at once and for with 'the cat-o'-nine tails and the branding iron, and c t ie to pointed iS e e t r n iY g l there will be no dearth of recruits. The lash and the brand may be necessary for the worst class of convicts, men who are murderers at heart but too great cowards to strike the tor the soldier , whom we style a hero, and who it the guardinnation's highest honou r and b ra lo c w st ,a i an innd and p otrotoa important e e fbeiannstdeeedrretsootf thesh, e t e h dY an other punishment. B ut the cat su itable. Abol ish both and you will g et p lenty of recruits; •: n them, and no inducements will te m p t men to enlist. t h e plain dictates of and the brand a re not rex._ Such am . COMMON SENSB, ! s.t e th The Prince I m p erial bavints- been per workmisqed by h the Emperor t o make a choice among til urchns Exh ibi t i o n of Living Artiste, has made his first p 9 . It is the "Wounded Drummer," by M. Armand D uniarewq, young Prince. ended April that cl has been bgeseint, te n d on In the ny the four months 30 last the quantity of quicksilver i m ported intod the ast Unite year d Kingdom was 1,195,4131 b. In the same perio of l the supply did not exceed 358,0951 b., while in 1862 it was not more than 82,7311b0 A SINGULAR APPLICATION IN INSOLVENCY - TN RE WOOD Mr Battey applied in this ease for proof to be admitted against the estate of an insolvent, the insolvency having taken place so far back as 1840. The proof was founded on a judgment recovered in one of the superior courts, but the bill itself had been lost. The claimants were the sur viving executors of a Mr King, a 1)111 discounter, and he died in 1847. Wood . was discharged from custody as being of unsound mind, and so continues, and no schedule has been filed, the insolvent having been released on the application of the keeper of the prison. It now appears that a sum has come to hand which will pay 10s. in the pound, and it therefore became an object to prove. His Honour considered that, after such a lapse of time, the absence of the bill, the death of the drawer and other par ties, he ought not to admit the proof. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant and a Jury.) THE " LONDON GAZETTE" AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT.- SINGULAR POINT -HARLAND V. SKINNER. This was an action to recover the balance of an account for board and lodging supplied to defendant's son, and for money paid to his account. Mrialfourd Salter (instructed by Mr Reed) appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr Phillips (instructed by Mr Samler) representing defendant. Plaintiff said he had boarded and lodged defendant's son from April, 1859, to December, 1861, and he had received £35 on account. In addition to this he had paid £ll 7s 4d for the son. In cross-examination, plaintiff admitted that he had been bankrupt in 1861, and that he was embarrassed in the latter end of the same year. Mr. Phillips put in the London Gazette to prove the facts in question. . _ . Mr. Salter objected, and would ask the court if ,the Lon. don Gazette could be called evidence. His Lordship—Oh, yes ; it is an official public document. Mr. Salter—Of course, the London Gazette itself may be evidence, but the question is, if every printed copy is. Mr. Phillips then said that defendant's son had been ap prenticed to plaintiff, and called for the deed. When put in it was found to be insufficiently stamped, and plaintiff was non-suited. DETAINING WORKMEN'S TOOLS.- MASTER AND SERVANT JONES V. GARNER This was an action to recover damages for the detention of certain carpenter's tools. ~... . _ Mr. Salter (instructed by Mr. Olive), appearing for plaintiff; Mr Kempt (instructed by Mr Allen, of, 64, Chan cery-lane), representing defendant, who had paid £2 into court. It appeared that the plaintiff had been in the service of the defendant for three years, and that a quarrel ensued. His Lordship suggested that the defendant should with draw a plea; and Mr Kemp said he would if the record were also withdrawn, but Mr Laxton said he would no do that. Mr Kemp—The tools were very old, and not worth 10s. Mr Lawton—And you pay £2 into court ? The plaintiff was called, but Mr Kemp said, acting under the authority of Mr. Allen, after what had fallen from the Court, he would agree to giva up the tools and pay the costs. His Lordship— Oh, yes, plaintiff was an old servant. Verdict by consent. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, WESTMINSTER. UNPROVOKED AND SHAMEFUL ATTACK UPON WOMEN.—Michael Dillon was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with a disgraceful assault upon a young woman, and a subsequent assault upon another in whose house she took refuge to escape his brutality. Mrs Jane Webb, a corn-chandler, living at 76, Marlbo rough .road, Chelsea, said that at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening the defendant disgracefully attacked a young woman, with an infant in her arms, who was passing through the street. The complainant was much alarmed, and the infant in her arms was crying, when she rushed into her shop for protection, when defendant fol lowed her, aad then again seized her. Complainant then interfered to loose his hold of her, when defendant struck her in the mouth and knocked her down. She bled profusely from the mouth and was much hurt in the shoulder. Mr Selfe—Did you know anything of the prisoner ? Complainant—Not the least. The young woman whom he attacked in the way I have described was also a stranger to him. The police came up shortly after he had knocked me down, and took him into custody, but not before he had ill-treated an old man who interfered in my behalf. He knocked him down and hurt him very much. Edward Geary said he saw the defendant attacking the young woman in the manner described, after which he followed her into the shop. When he had been there a short time he rushed upon witness, pushed him down, and hurt him very much. The consequence was that he was unable to walk through lameness. Defendant said he was drunk and did not know what had occurred. He must have mistaken the young woman for some one else. Mr Selfe—Drunkenness is a miserable excuse for such misconduct as yours. You are committed for six weeks. THAMES. '` UNSEEN" LANGUAGE AND NIGHT DUTY HATS.- Daniel Welch, a labourer, was brought before Mr Par tridge, charged with assaulting Thomas Banns, a police constable, No 246 K. The police constable stated that on Saturday night at half-past one o'clock— Mr Partridge—You mean Sunday morning ? Witness—Yes, sir, the prisoners and othcra were creating a disturbance and using the most unseen language. (A laugh.) Mr Partridge—What language? Witness unseen language. (Continued laughter.) I told them to move on, and they would not do so. The prisoner pitched into me and struck me in the face. He also knocked my hat off. Mr Partridge—Was the hat damaged ? Witness—Yes, air; it was damaged. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, here asked the con stable if it was not a night duty hat ? Witness—Yes, sir; it is. Inspector Griffin—You must not put any damage on a night duty hat. _ _ Mr Partridge fined the prisoner 10s, which he paid. ATBOCIOUS OUTRAGE.—John and Honora Murphy, man and wife, were charged before Mr Partridge with violently assaulting Police-constable Button, 359 K, who was in great pain. • The prisoners, who had been to an Irish funeral yester day, got drunk, and began quarrelling with the mourners, who were not merry or melancholy ones, but very noisy ones. Returning home last night a quarrel and fight en sued. Button made an effort to suppress this most disgraceful riot on a Sunday night and was furiously beaten. The woman seized him by the hair of his head, and the male prisoner gave the constable a very dangerous kick and disabled him. Mr. Poole, a pawnbroker, who sprung the constable's rattle, and Mr. William Clark, a blacksmith, lent their assistance, and William Carson, 175 K, came up and took the prisoners into custody. John Murphy at tempted to bite Carson several times, Mr Partridge said this was the most disgraceful outrage he had ever heard of. The only excuse was drunkenness. He considered that an aggravation of the offence. The male prisoner had anted like a savage, and his conduct was most disgraceful and cowardly. The constable used no violence, a nd in the first in stance was doin g his duty in the most o ut Inman and afterwards behaved discreetly and with out intemperance. He sentenced John Murphy to two mon ths' imprisonment and har d labour, topay bs for the policeman's coat and 2s 63 for the trousers be had torn, and 2s 6 d for the p oliceman's night duty hat h, whic was lost. The female prisoner, who was a drunken, condi tioned woman, was to find bail to keep the peace for twelve months. SONTAG'S RETURN TO THE STAGE.—AII had felt that it must be a marvel, if, after more than 20 years, this gifted prima donna could return with h er powers unimpaired. Yetithe marvel was here—an unques tionable fact. Her voice was" as fresh, pure, and beauti ful as ever." Madame Sontag brought back an artistic skill, matured and perfected by the continued study which, since her retirement, had been to her a labour of love. The beauty which had exercised so great a fascination over an elder generation was, strange to say, but littls changed. It was remodelled rather than effaced, whilst the figure seemed almost untouched by time. The pleasing contour of the face, the beaming and expressive eye, and, above all, the winning smile which formerly bad stolen away so many hearts, were all there. Men declared that with the most clear and searching of opera-glasses they could not give her more than five and twenty. She was, in truth, a living marvel I And, more strange than all, the Sontag who had been deemed by a former generation somewhat deficient as an actress (al thou' gh the most exquisite of soprano si n g ers), was discovered to ha '„,,,.• warmth, animation, expression, even power, as a dramatic rtist I The fascination of her histrionic talent came to be as great as that of her faultless execution ,— L um i e y. B B effi *:scenees of the Opera. M, Meissonier's Two Napoleon Pictu. res The pictures that have most attracted attenti:lA are two by Meissonier—one " a Retreat in 1814,' and the other " the Emperor at Solferino." This, I believe, is the first time this painter has treated military subjects, and in the opinion of competent judges he has obtained wonderful success, and shown a talent which no one suspected him of possessing. Under a cold, cheerless sky, covered with mist falling in sleet, you see a number of horseman riding along at a slow pace. It is the Emperor, followed by his Staff, while a column of the army follows at some distance. The subject is the campaign of 1814, in which Napoleon's geeius showed itself greater than, perhaps, at any time during his wonderful career. 'l:he ground they ride over is broken up into deer ruts by the heavy artillery, or trampled into small heaps of mud, coloured by the halt-melted snow which covers the distant plain, not yet trodden under foot by the troops. Nothing can be more dreery than the scene; the garments of the teen are soaked through with sleet, and the men them selves broken down with long fighting, long watching, end forced marches. We perceive that no sound is heard but the horses' hoofs and the monotonous tramping of men's feet ; and not one of the numerous staff that ride behind the Emperor but whose countenance tells a tale of ex haustion and almost of despair. The Emperor him self, mounted on a white horse, his hat down to his eyes, his right hand with the riding whip hanging from a thong round the wrist thrust into the breast of his grey overcoat, which reaches to his face, and is closely buttoned round him, rides a pace or two in front. His features, firm and fixed as stone, betray no fatigue and no consciousness of the incle. went sky and the dreary field. His lips are firmly pressed together, and his eyes look inward, as if, still unco►:quered, and not yet exhausted in resources, be was conceiving some new plan of battle. Nothing can be more intensely resolute than the expression of that face ; but it expresses no hope of success — nothing but the fierce resolve to struggle to the very last. He moves on wrapped up in his thoughts, and insensible to all around. The officers of his Staff fol low him, their uniforms wholly or partly covered by thick cloaks, or overcoats, brown, blue, grey, old or new, close buttoned, or loose, like that of Ney, who is easily recognised in his old brown surtout fastened only by a single button, which you see muat shortly give way. The horses are as tired as the riders, and it requires close attention to the bridle to keep them from falling. So far as we can perceive, the - aces of these men are thoughtful, almost despond- ing, pale, but still determined like their chief, but like him, too, hardly hoping. In spite of the moral energy that still supports them, two or three among them cannot hold out, and the heads moving with the pace of the horse, or drooping to saddle bow show that there is a limit to human strength, and that sleep has overpowered them. No one speaks to the other, and the only sign of life is where a young officer in a Hussar uniform rises a little in his stirrups, and looks back at some object behind. At a distance a column of infantry is moving along the whitened plain on a line parallel to the Staff; and, though the whole picture is not much larger than the lid of a small box, the eye can easily detect the drummers with their instruments at their back, and tLe shakos of the mounted officers above the column. _ . Another picture of the same dimensions, and by the same hand, " L'Empereur (Napoleon III.) a Solferino," is almost equally worthy of attention. It is not a battle piece in the strict sense of the word; and there are no masses of men mingling in a deadly conflict, nor is the ground encumbered with heaps of slain. The prominent figure is the Emperor on horseback, with his Staff, watching from an eminence which commands a vast plain the tide of battle as it ebbs and flows. Under the height en which he stands men are working a battery of ar tillery ; and an army is in movement along the heights that bound the horizon. The Emperor bends slightly forward in his saddle. Some of the officers of the Staff show much curiosity about what is passing yonder, and try to guess on the fate of the day from the Emperor's features, evidently in vain; but the rest evince no such impatience, but stand ready to execute any orders given to them. A few dead bodies, Austrians, as may be se= from their white coats and light blue pantaloons, are lying here and there. In the picture the Emperor is only a few inches high, but the resemblance is striking, and some persons think it is more life-like than any portrait yet made of him. Another Matrimonial Hoax, A few weeks ago an advertisement appeared, signed by a young lady who adopted the name of " Pauline' stating that she was desirous of finding a suitable partner. This announcement attracted the attention of an enterprising young Irishman, who is employed as a clerk in a large establishment at Leeds. He replied to the advertisement, stating that he was a young man of 22, that his prospects were favourable, and that he was anxious to ally himself in matrimony with a lady apparently so eligible as the fair Pauline described herself to be. This delicate epistle he addressed to Kathkeale, in Ireland, to the address named in the advertisement, but instead of using a plain enve- lope, he enclosed his reply in one of the busine se envelopes of the firm. The letter duly travelled to Ire land, and no such personage as Pauline having been dis covered, it was duty returned through the Dead Letter Office. The cashier of the firm at which M. M— was employed opened the letter bag one morning, and saw this epistle, and also observing that the envelope bore the busi ness address of the firm,he opened it,and discovered John's secret. By way of trifling with the tender affections of the clerk, who was ruling up certain entries in the ledger at the opposite desk, he heartlessly determined to play John a trick. Several choice spirits were taken into the secret, and as the result of their deliberations, a lady at Leicester was induced to personate the fair Pauline, and this faithless female actu ally wrote to Mr M—, inviting him to meet her at Manchester. Scene, the secluded area of the Victoria Station; time:one o'clock p.m. Our broth of a boy hastened to keep tryst, but, to his great disappointment, no Pauline presented herhful s elf. A few days afterwards be recei v e d a ver y self-rep roac letter from disconsolate Pauline, in which she earnestly apologised for not being able to keep the engagement, and arranged to meet him at Liverpool last Saturday. Our young Irish friend swallowed the bait, and off he set for Liverpool. His destination was Frederick -street. Arrived at that dc. lightful locality, John asked of a d ece nt -looking Irishman if he knew where N o. 165 was. "Oh, yes," said his brother from Erin, "it is a p ublic house " " Then perhaps you are aware whether a pretty girl called Pauline B—_ lives there ?" asked our simple-minded Leods friend. "'Pon my soul," answered his friend, " that I cannot say, be gorrah," John : "If you will go and ask the question I have no objection to stand a drain." Murphy: "Faith, is it courting you are? trooth I w ill go an d se e." Murphy soon returned from the gin -palace, with the welcome intelligence that Mr J. from Leeds, was to walk in. Arrived in the house, our friend was warmly welcomed by a Liverpool gentleman, who had been let into the secret, and whom, for the sake of particularity, we will call Mr Jones. The enamoured swain—" I believe you have a young lady, a Miss Temple, residing here ?" Mr Jones----" Yes, we have, but she is out at present, but will return in a few minutes—pray sit down." Mr M— : Then she expects me ?" Mr. Jones : " Oh, yes, she ex- - - . pacts a gentle man to ca ll . " Mr M-- : " Then I will trouble you to ring for a glass of good stone ale." Mr M-- obtained his beverage, and at this moment a num- Int of gentlemen entered the room by one door, and a bevy of ladies by the other, until some fifty " friends" of the bride expectant were present. Mr Jones then opened the ball by introducing Mr M-- as the gentle man from Leeds who had come to look after their Pauline, and the inamorata was received with a welcome more en thusiastic and overpowering than what he had bargained for, During a brief lull, Mr Jones read a doggrel poem on the subject of Mr M--'s disappointment, upon which the latter made a dash for the door, hut this had been previously secured, and the bashful young Irishman was handed back to his chair. Then commenced the fun. Mr M-- first turned pale, then flushed with anger, as verse after verse of his Lament were recited, a nd then he was ad j udged to pay glasses round. The youthful I rishman's heart at length failed him. lie shed bitter tears, invoked the aid of the police, but, alas I these guardians of the peace were not to be found. Mr -- then said, " Pray l ac me out ; I have only half-a-crown , which you shall have, and I cau get home with my return ticket." His quondam friends declared he must fork out a crown, and ou his declaration of his inability to produce a coin of that denomination, the ruthless friends of the deceitful Pauline called out for the whitewash and the brush. Mr - now became thorougbly alarmed, and be threw his half-crown on the table, but this was speedily "recited " in drink. Then commenced the spree. The women seized our Hunslet friend, dragged him about the room, disarranged his hair which had been beau tifully curled and scented, and tormented him until he bellowed again with pain and rage. At length he was al lowed to "make tracks" for the railway station, but the Mohawks were in his rear, and they chased him relentlessly through the streets. A " bobby," who turned up when he was not wanted, thought Mr - must be a thief, and attempted to arrest him, but Johnny, like a second Johnny Gilpin, distanced all his pursuers, and wended his way to Leeds,—Leeds Times, --------, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This DaYl _a— CITY BETTING--Tms DAT. ODIHAId 11.k1CDICAP. 4to lon the field DOGIkiERSFIELD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Discretion HURSTBOURNE STARES, 2to 1 agst Grappler NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE, .5 to 1 agat Sir Roger 6to 1 agst Found Again 9to 1 agst Borealis 9to 1 agst Limosina 10 to 1 agst Trust 10 to 1 agst I)onnybrook 12 to 1 agst DO) , de Trafford 20 to 1 agat Caller Ou 20 to 1 agst Tottenham BETTING AT MAN-CHESTER-SATURDAY. The Letting this day at our Subscription Rooms wag a frame of " cross purposes," horses in the Northumberland Plate being up and down in the list of q uo t a ti ons ! n a re markable manner. Tottenham, who has for some d ays past been a good favourite, opened at 10 to 1; but a stron g de monstration was made against him, and he eventually de clined to 100 to 3 (taken and offered). Caller On was also very unsteady, 25 to 1 being laid against her a few times. Her stable companion, Borealis, was supported rather freely, at prices varying from 100 to 8 down to 15 to 2; and for money she closed a better favourite than either Sir Roger or Found Again. There were several inquiries respecting Limosina and Wharfinger, but D onn y brook was fr iendless, offers of 100 to 6 against him e licitin g no res ponse.— Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 15 to 2 agst Borealis (taken) 15 to 2 agst Sir Roger (taken and offered) 15 to 2 agst Found Again (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agat Limosina (taken) 100 to 7 agat Wharfinger (taken) 100 to 6 agst Donnybrook (offered) 20 to 1 agat Ilymettus (offered) 25 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Tottenham (taken and offered) DONCASTER ST, LEGER. 100 to 30 ag,t Blair Athol (offered) 4to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 11 to 2 agtt Scottish Chief (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) THE DERBY OP 1865. Bto 1 agst Liddington (offered) 20 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken) 25 to 1 eget The Duke (taken freely) WEIGHTS FOR THE GOOWOOD CUP. (Calculated Age st lb Lord Clifden .. 4 9 7 Stradella .. Limosina Blithfield Dollar .. The Ranger.. 4 9 0 East Lancashire S3a King La Toucques 4 8 10 Queen Bertha Scottish Chief to Jane 14.) Age et lb Claremont .. 3 7 7 Bel Demonio 4 7 0 Bacchus . 3 7 7 Glendusk The Little Stag 3 7 7 Myrtle Lord Zetland Hollyfox The Major 3 7 3 Molly Carew 3 7 3 Esperance 3 7 3 WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING—JUNE 30. The Worcester Stakes. One mile and three furlongs. Age at lb Age at lb Fairwater Umpire The Monk a 8 12 Manchester Johnny Armstrong 5 8 9 Moulsey Dollar 4 8 8 Vacuna General Hess .... a 8 8 Lord Zetland 3 6 3 Twilight Exchequer King of Utopia Loiterer a 7 10 Olivia 3 5 13 B iverley Fantail Myrtle Fontenot' Chaff Canzonette CARLISLE MR The Cumberland Plate. Age st lb I Caller Ou Limosina Honest John 4 7 10 Little Stag Welcome ...„ Blondiu 4 7 6 Trust 4 7 4 Eariy Purl Hypermnestra 4 6 13 Alice Dick Swiveller a 6 91 True Heart .. 4 6 8 Tottenham The Serf.. 4 6 7 The C10wn.... 3 6 6 Picco ETING—JULY 5. Twice round and a distance. Age st lb Dr Rooke 3 6 4 Jack's Alive 4 6 4 Sir Roger 3 6 3 Baktchi Serai The Sluggard Found Again Usher 3 5 12 Veterinarian 3 5 12 Wharfinger Tooi-t ooi Little Duchess 3 5 11 Castle Espie 3 6 10 Royal John Theobalda 3 5 9 Inheritor ..... 3 5 7 RACING FIXTII Jr: 'RES FOR 1864. 'NE. Bibury Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne .. 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ipswich .. Worcester (Summer) 'LY. Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Au Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn 2l Goodwood .. 26 Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham Dover Oxford .. 18 Yarmouth York August 23 Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter ..., 30 Stocktcn 3O Derby :MEER. SEP' Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September 6 Bridgwater Leicester 8 Doncaster l3 Brecon .. 19 Richmond ............ 20 Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewuiarketFirat October 27 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, LONDON, sane 20 _Wind this day at noon—South- West;Sf 0 . Wr New. —S a i York—Argo, e o d r — k ___ C h A e r t a g h o : forfo for fresh breezo and find weather. Jiang Kong— vesdc—rewßasdtae CARDIFF, June Kong—Jane Trinidad. SWANSEA, June 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Oberon, 1 1. 8. i — ttlefi i eld, from .alders. , G. J ra u n n d e e. lB. s — ai - w ied in2 B s ria A ia r i r a i , in amer f , ro f ra or Naw York. FALMOUTH, June 19 . — Arrived—Chushane, from Ha vannah. sguCLaTiDaD . _ PLYMOUTH, June 17.--Wind W.—Arrived—Belmont, from Quebec. KINGSTON, June 18,—Wind S.—Sailed —Express, for Barcelona. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH:) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning: Arrived, June 19—Ann Stanton, from Riga—Niard and 110, from Christiansta.dt—Spitfire, from Regeffara—Eliza Alin, from Belize--Astrea, from Odessa—Sedulous, from Amoy—Juno, from Memel—Pocahontas, from New York —Norma, from Stettin —Margaret, from Guernsey—Con cordia and Catharine, from . Randers—Danneborg, from Malmo—Stella , fr om Dantre—Zeemengen, from Stock ho Arrived, June 29—Gustaf \Vasa, from Gottentatrg— Psyche, from Pomaron—Dawn, from Vignes—Agricola, from Jamaica. Sailed, June 19—Era, for Natal—Brenda, steamer, for Odessa—Peninsula, steamer, for Cadiz—Eßur cue, steamer, for Leghorn—Kaffraria, for Algoa Bay—, for New York—Mauritius, steamer, for Calcutta. from the north, for nal, Monday Morning. Passed—Arvada, ship, from the we omeg a—Eskdale, from London, for Montreal—Err from Shields, for Alexandria—Ann, of Teignmouth, the west—Brenda, screw steamer, from London, for Malta. Anchored—Louise, of Carnarvon, from the north, for the west. We have to announce the death at Paris of M. Spanish Roubier d'Herambault, deputy . at the Legislative Body f or the circumscription. of M o ntreuil-sur-/vler (Pas de Calais). He was in his 67th year. M. Salazar de Mazarredo, lately the .missioner a t Peru, has passed through Paris on his w Com ay to Rear-Admiral Tardy de Montravel, Governor of Guyana , has receiveJ permission to return to France on leave, and is now on his way home. The Gazette says—" General Zabolockoi and General Branuochweig, ex-Governor of Podolia, have just been named mEmbers of the Council of State of the kingdom of Poland." The French Academy at its last sitting awarded the prize of eloquence for 1564, the subject being a eulogium on Chateaubriand, by divding it be.. M. Benoit, Dean of the Faculty of Letters of Nhncy, and Viscount Henri de Bernier, eub•libra. rian at the Arsenal. M. Cousin, whose taste for the 17th century is so well known, lately read to the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences an interesting paper rela■ tive to the first relations between Richelieu and Maz irin. A fete took place three days back at Saint-Gra. tien (Seine -at-Oise), the summer residence of the Princess Mathilde, on the occasion of the presentation by her Imperial Highness of a splendid banner to the Orpheo gist Society of the c3mmune. The houses were dressed out with flags, and triumphal arches bearing the Princess's initials were erected. Tho benediction of the banner was performed by the cure, and the gates of the villa having been thrown open, the day was spent in the park and grounds, ,UST. share' &14.1 LP.16.41 1441 58f f 113} 132 i